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Today we're going to talk about which foods will become more popular as we adjust to climate change,

the discovery of a new planet covered in water, and the effects of Arctic storms on ice.

Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.

Nate, have you noticed that every year the grass gets more and more brown as our summers

get hotter and drier?

Yeah, it definitely seems to be. It does seem that way, and soon it might not just be your grass you have to worry about.

As the effects of climate change, like drought, heat waves, and floods get worse,

we will have to change the foods we eat to be more resilient to our warming world.

What, the food we eat now isn't good enough to survive a bit of warming?

Well, right now, just 13 types of crops provide about 80% of the world's energy absorption,

which means the energy content of the foods we eat, think carbohydrates, proteins, fats,

half of all of our calories we eat as a planet comes from just wheat, rice, and corn alone,

which is a bit of a gamble because we rely so much on so few types of food.

As temperatures get hotter, rainfall becomes less predictable, and extreme weather happens more often,

these crops might not be enough to feed us all.

Is there a single solution? Can we just make super corn?

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